German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks to former foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher during the opening of the new museum of German history at Villa Schoeningen in Potsdam November 8, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks to former foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher during the opening of the new museum of German history at Villa Schoeningen in Potsdam November 8, 2009.

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  1. German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on November 19, 2009 in Brussels. European leaders were urged not to miss a 'historic occasion' as they gather to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage.
  2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin on November 12, 2009.
  3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  4. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  6. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) waves aboard a car as she leaves the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  7. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) salutes war veterans during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  8. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd-L) salutes war veterans during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  9. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 08: Russian Ambassador to Germany Vladimir Kotenev and Hans-Dietrich Genscher attend the MTV Europe Music Awards Free Your Mind Award Presentation at the Cinema For Peace charity dinner at the China Club on November 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  10. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Verena Kerth, Martin Krug and Hans Dietrich Genscher attend the MTV Europe Music Awards Free Your Mind Award Presentation at the Cinema For Peace charity dinner at the China Club on November 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  11. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Hans Dietrich Genscher, Barbara and Placido Domingo attend the MTV Europe Music Awards Free Your Mind Award Presentation at the Cinema For Peace charity dinner at the China Club on November 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  12. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former German Foreign Minister, poses in front of German embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Twenty years ago, Genscher announced that former East German refugees who have taken refuge in the embassy would be granted permission to leave for West Germany.
  13. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, former German Foreign Minister, poses in front of German embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009. Twenty years ago, Genscher announced that former East German refugees who have taken refuge in the embassy would be granted permission to leave for West Germany.
  14. Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (R), former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (C) and German media tycoon Hubert Burda pose for a picture before Gorbachev receives the Golden Victoria in the special category during the VDZ Publishers' Night, a media event of publishers and advertisers, in Berlin November 16, 2009.
  15. Former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher (R) congratulates former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev after he received the Golden Victoria in the special category during the VDZ Publishers' Night, a media event of publishers and advertisers, in Berlin November 16, 2009.
  16. Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L), his daughter Irina Virganskaya (2nd L) and former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher arrive for the VDZ Publishers' Night, a media event for publishers and advertisers, in Berlin November 16, 2009.

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